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Ayrton Breckenridge

Ayrton Breckenridge, Managing Visuals Editor

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Ayrton Breckenridge is the Managing Visuals Editor at The Daily Iowan. He is a senior at the University of Iowa majoring in journalism and cinema. This is his fourth year working for the DI.

All content by Ayrton Breckenridge
A pedestrian waits to cross West Burlington Street in Iowa City on Tuesday, March 23 as the rain continues to fall.

[Photo] Featured photos: Rain, rain, go away

Ayrton Breckenridge, Photojournalist
March 23, 2021
Iowa all around Bennet Huang performs on the rings on Saturday, Feb. 20, 2022 during the Iowa vs. Penn State men’s gymnastics meet at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Iowa defeated Penn State 398.850-393.550. Huang placed seventh overall on the rings with a final score of 12.700.

[Photo] Iowa gymnastics set for home and road matchups

Hunter Moeller, Sports Reporter
March 18, 2021
Iowa City Transit bus as seen on Sept. 21, 2020.

[Photo] Guest Opinion | Expand Iowa City public transportation services

March 17, 2021
University of Iowa senior and undergraduate BSN nursing student, Nick Figuracion (right), and fellow nursing students, Amy Gustafson (left) and Rebecca Sandhu (center), talk before their clinical rotation on Thursday, March 11 in the University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital. Figuracion’s advice to other nursing students during COVID is that, “You have to persevere. These times are tough for everyone and none of this is natural to us. Wearing masks and face shields and standing six feet apart that’s not human. Human interaction is being close and interacting with one another, so you just have to persevere and know that there is light at the end of the tunnel.”

[Photo] Health care professionals remain vigilant, resilient after a year on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic

Eleanor Hildebrandt, News Reporter
March 16, 2021
A sign warning of a dam upstream is seen in high waters in the Iowa River on March 8. (Ayrton Breckenridge/The Daily Iowan)

[Photo] New research reaffirms the local impact of climate change in Iowa

Marco Oceguera, News Reporter
March 15, 2021
Photo Illustration by Ayrton Breckenridge

[Photo] UI Ophthalmology Residency Program graduate goes viral for making comedy-style medical TikToks

Brady Osborne, News Reporter
March 15, 2021
A Molly's Cupcakes employee, Jade Warner, applies a blowtorch to cupcakes inside of Molly's Cupcakes on Sunday, March 14.

Featured photos: Great cupcakes of fire

Ayrton Breckenridge, Photojournalist
March 15, 2021
Iowa all-around Bennet Huang performs on the rings on Saturday, Feb. 20, 2022 during the Iowa vs. Penn State men’s gymnastics meet at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Iowa defeated Penn State 398.850-393.550. Huang placed seventh overall on the rings with a final score of 12.700.

[Photo] Iowa gymnastics teams end busy Saturday with a win and a loss

Hunter Moeller, Sports Reporter
March 7, 2021
In this diptych Jazsmine VanPelt (left) and Erica Gooding (right) pose for a portrait. VanPelt is a University of Iowa freshman and owner of The Grove Village. Gooding is the owner of Artisan Jewelry.

[Photo] Iowa City small business owners shift to online platforms as the pandemic continues

Sabine Martin, News Reporter
March 2, 2021
Barista Maizy Fugate makes a coffee in The Java House located on East Washington Street on Saturday, Feb. 27.

Featured photos: Java in the House

Ayrton Breckenridge, Photojournalist
March 1, 2021
The Iowa’s mens tennis team huddles during their meet v. Nebraska at the Hawkeye Tennis and Recreation Complex on Sunday, Feb. 28. The Hawkeyes defeated the Huskers with a score of 5-2. The team wears red, instead of the team colors, to protest the University of Iowa’s decision to cut their program, making it their final season.

Photos: Iowa men’s tennis vs. Nebraska

Ayrton Breckenridge, Photojournalist
February 28, 2021
University of Iowa senior, Juliana DeSouza, decorates her car before the start of the University of Iowa Dance Marathon Parade on Saturday, Feb. 27 behind Kinnick Stadium in lot 43. Most of the other Dance Marathon events were held virtually this year due to COVID.

[Photo] ‘Big Event’ energy persists despite Dance Marathon operating virtually

Grace Hamilton, News Reporter
February 28, 2021
The University of Iowa Dance Marathon parade is seen going down Hawkins drive on Saturday, Feb. 27 as parade goers wave to kids in the University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital. Most of the other Dance Marathon events were held virtually this year due to COVID.

Photos: Dance Marathon 27 – Car Parade

Ayrton Breckenridge and Raquele Decker
February 27, 2021
Iowa all-around James Friedman is fired up after performing on the horizontal bar on Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021 during the Iowa vs. Penn State men’s gymnastics meet at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Iowa defeated Penn State 398.850-393.550. Friedman placed tenth overall on the horizontal bar with a final score of 12.550.

Photos: Iowa men’s gymnastics vs. Penn State

Ayrton Breckenridge, Photojournalist
February 25, 2021
University of Iowa freshman, Lily Woodard, poses for a portrait in a Daum Residence Hall lounge on Thursday, Feb. 25. She had to perform for the 10-Minute Play Festival alone in the lounge over Zoom because of COVID and provide her own costume. Woodard said, “The show must go on.”

[Photo] The Ten-Minute Play festival to bring out underutilized talents in its participants

Jenna Post, Arts Reporter
February 25, 2021
CEO of University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics and Associate Vice President of University of Iowa Health Care, Suresh Gunasekaran, speaks during the Iowa Board of Regents meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 24 over Zoom. Gunasekaran spoke about case mix index, patient satisfaction and quality scores.

[Photo] UI Hospitals and Clinics to continue pushing for new North Liberty hospital

Eleanor Hildebrandt, News Reporter
February 24, 2021
The Iowa men’s gymnastics team huddles on Saturday, Feb. 20, 2022 during the Iowa vs. Penn State men’s gymnastics meet at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Iowa defeated Penn State 398.850-393.550. Men’s gymnastics has not been reinstated like the women’s swimming and diving team was earlier in February, so this is will be their final season.

[Photo] Guest Opinion | An open letter about Iowa men’s gymnastics

February 24, 2021
University of Iowa graduate research assistant of molecular medicine with a masters in biology, Cody Poe, poses for a portrait in the Pappajohn Biomedical Discovery Building on Feb. 22. As a member of SACNAS, Poe said, “Any group that tries to increase diversity is beneficial to science and higher education.” (Ayrton Breckenridge/The Daily Iowan)

[Photo] New student organization aims to make STEM more inclusive to students of Hispanic, Native American descent

Brady Osborne, News Reporter
February 22, 2021
Iowa all-around Stewart Brown performs his floor routine on Saturday, Feb. 20, 2022 during the Iowa vs. Penn State men’s gymnastics meet at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Iowa defeated Penn State 398.850-393.550. Brown placed sixth in the overall floor results with a final score of 13.500.

[Photo] Student-athletes from Iowa men’s tennis, gymnastics, and swimming react to women’s swimming reinstatement

Chris Werner, Sports Reporter
February 21, 2021
Iowa all around Evan Davis is energized after performing on the horizontal bar on Saturday, Feb. 20, 2022 during the Iowa vs. Penn State men’s gymnastics meet at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Iowa defeated Penn State 398.850-393.550. Davis tied for first on the horizontal bar with Penn State’s Michael Jaroh and Matt Cormier with a final score of 13.250.

[Photo] Gymnastics keeps win streak

Hunter Moeller, Sports Reporter
February 21, 2021
Several students are seen walking on the University of Iowa campus on Feb. 4 after a snowstorm rolled through earlier that day.

[Photo] Students continue to go out despite dangerous weather

Claire Benson, News Reporter
February 18, 2021
A tower of ice stands in an alley behind Elray's Live and Dive on Feb. 16 as temperatures drop below zero and aren’t expected to rise above freezing until next week.

Feature photo: Ice Ice Baby

Ayrton Breckenridge, Photographer
February 17, 2021
The Midwest One Bank sign at the corner of East Washington Street and South Clinton street reads negative one degrees Fahrenheit on Feb. 14 as a pedestrian is seen braving the weather as frostbite is possible within 10 minutes. The temperature on Sunday was expected to fall to negative 4 degrees with a wind chill of negative 24 degrees.

Feature photo: Midwest One°

Ayrton Breckenridge, Photographer
February 15, 2021
Several students are seen walking on the University of Iowa campus on Feb. 4 after a snowstorm rolled through earlier that day.

[Photo] Photos: Early February Snow in Iowa City

The Daily Iowan Visuals Staff
February 4, 2021
An Iowa City resident with two kids in school and Visiting Assistant Professor of Communication Studies at Coe College, Shawn Harmsen, poses for a portrait over zoom on Feb. 1.

[Photo] University of Iowa psychologists recommend how to deal with kids stress during the pandemic

Sabine Martin, News Reporter
February 3, 2021
Shawn Harmsen poses for a portrait over zoom on Feb. 1. Harmsen is an Iowa City resident with two kids in school and Visiting Assistant Professor of Communication Studies at Coe College.

[Photo] Mixed reactions as Iowa City schools do away with hybrid learning

Grace Hamilton, News Reporter
February 1, 2021
Democratic nominee Rita Hart speaks during Iowa’s Second Congressional District debate on Oct. 8. She is going up against Republican nominee Mariannette Miller-Meeks.

[Photo] Letter to the Editor | The 22 votes should be counted

January 27, 2021
University of Iowa Student Government office front as seen on Jan. 26, 2021.

[Photo] UI emergency fund and federal aid to alleviate financial stress for students

Sabine Martin, News Reporter
January 27, 2021
Iowa City Downtown District office front as seen on Sept. 2.

[Photo] New recommendation would make Good Neighbor Program meetings between developers, residents mandatory

Brian Grace, News Reporter
December 3, 2020
A University of Iowa Cambus, at the intersection of West Iowa Avenue and South Riverside Drive on Nov. 18, has a wave decal on top of the bus to wave to kids when it drives by Stead Family’s Children Hospital.

[Photo] Opinion | It’s important not to lose the light in the dark

Ally Pronina, Opinions Columnist
November 30, 2020
A University of Iowa Cambus, driving on South Riverside Drive on Nov. 18, has a wave decal on top of the bus to wave to kids when it drives by Stead Family’s Children Hospital.

[Photo] ‘Iowa wave’ is installed on five Cambus rooftops

Grace Hamilton, News Reporter
November 18, 2020
Iowa City Transit bus as seen on Monday, Sept. 21, 2020.

[Photo] Opinion | Public transportation is always worth improving

Adam Engelbrecht, Opinions Columnist
November 5, 2020
University of Iowa International Programs building decal as seen on Wednesday, Oct. 28.

[Photo] University of Iowa students react to Spring study abroad cancelation

Mary Hartel, News Reporter
November 1, 2020
University of Iowa freshman, Ethan Herzberg, poses for a portrait in front of Hillcrest Residence Hall on Oct. 26.

[Photo] Closed fitness centers in residence halls causes frustration for students

Caitlin Crome, News Reporter
October 26, 2020
The second 2020 Presidential Debate plays on the television in Gabe's on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020. The debate is between Democratic candidate Joe Biden and President Donald Trump.

Photos: Second 2020 Presidential Debate

Jake Maish, Tate Hildyard, and Ayrton Breckenridge
October 22, 2020
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